What is another word for centenary?

Pronunciation: [sɛntˈiːnəɹi] (IPA)

Centenary is a word that refers to the hundredth anniversary of a particular event or an occasion. However, many other words can be used in place of centenary to convey the same meaning. Some common synonyms for centenary include centennial, hundredth anniversary, a century, and one-hundred year anniversary. People also use words like hundred-year mark, 100th year, 100-year milestone, and a one-hundred-year celebration to express the same idea. These synonyms can be used interchangeably, depending on the context and the preference of the speaker or writer. In summary, centenary has many synonyms that one can use to describe the hundredth anniversary of something.

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  • Equivalence

  • Independent

    • Adjective
      centuries-old.
    • Proper noun, singular
      centenaire.
  • Other Related

    • Adjective
      100th, century-old.

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Usage examples for Centenary

But the author has all along been very desirous that his work should appear in the centenary Year of the London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews, the same year which has seen the production of the History of that Society written by its gifted and deeply lamented Secretary, the late Rev.
"Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ"
Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
The pieces written by you for the centenary of Goethe's birth I have now seen in the pianoforte score, and have occupied myself with them attentively.
"Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt, Volume 1"
Francis Hueffer (translator)
Under this obscure veil of the sky, where are lost the summits of the grand Pyrenees, appear and run by, isolated houses, centenary farms, hamlets more and more rare,-and they go always under the same vault of oaks, of ageless chestnut trees, which twist even at the side of the path their roots like mossy serpents.
"Ramuntcho"
Pierre Loti

Famous quotes with Centenary

  • When he died, Emerson was thought of as the representative American writer par excellence, and his point of view was still so potent that William James was honored to be asked to speak at a centenary celebration.
    Howard Mumford Jones
  • Perhaps some day — say 1938, their centenary — they might be allowed to return together for a holiday, to see the mistakes of their own lives made clear in the light of the mistakes of their successors; and perhaps then, for the first time since man began his education among the carnivores, they would find a world that sensitive and timid natures could regard without a shudder.
    Henry Adams
  • Yes, there is a stamp in his honour, some roads, and Mumbai's film city is dedicated to him. There are statues in Mumbai and Nashik, besides the annual top film honour and other token international recognition. However, we think both Dadasaheb and Saraswati deserve a Bharat Ratna and we must be invited to witness the presentation. The centenary year of Indian cinema is the most appropriate occasion.
    Dadasaheb Phalke

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